dideoxycytidine

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dideoxycytidine /di·de·oxy·cy·ti·dine/ (-si´tĭ-dēn) a dideoxynucleoside in which the base is cytosine; it is an antiretroviral agent that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase and is used in treating acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

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ddC.

dideoxycytidine

[dī′dē·ok′sēsī′tidēn]

See zalcitabine.

dideoxycytidine [-si´tĭ-dēn]

an antiretroviral agent whose base is cytosine; it acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase and is used in treating human immunodeficiency virus infection and aids.

dideoxycytidine

(dī´dēok´sēsī´tidēn´),
n See Zalcitabine.

dideoxyinosine

(dī´dēok´sēin´-

sēn´),
n See didanosine.

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ddC ddI dideoxyinosine zalcitabine			Mitsuya's research led to the discovery of azidothymidine (AZT), dideoxyinosine (ddI) and dideoxycytidine (ddC), drugs with formidable potency against HIV. Fifth Sankyo Takamine Memorial Award Announced by JCN Newswires Zalcitabine (ddC, Dideoxycytidine, HIVID), Hoffmann-La Roche Approved June 19, 1992 for combination use with AZT for the treatment of selected patients with advanced HIV disease. Approved Drugs for HIV/AIDS or AIDS-related Conditions by Pamphlet by: Food and Drug Administration A panel of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised approval of the anti-AIDS drug dideoxycytidine (DDC) for use in conjunction with AZT (141:303). Science news of the year by Science News			Dicrocoelium dicrotic dicrotic notch dicrotic pulse dicrotic wave dicrotism Dictamnus dasycarpus dictionary dictyate Dictyocaulus dictyoma dictyosome dictyotene dicumarol dicumerol dicyclomine dicyclomine HCl dicyclomine hydrochloride DID didactic didactylism didanosine didelphia didelphic Didelphis dideoxycytidine dideoxyinosine dideoxynucleoside dideoxynucleotide didermoma DIDMOAD syndrome Didrex Didronel didym- didymalgia didymitis Didymotheca cupressiformis didymous didymus die die 1 die 2 dieb. alt. diecious Dieffenbach forceps Dieffenbachia diehard dieldrin dielectric diembryony diencephalic			DIDEA Didecyl Phthalate Didehydrodeoxythymidine DIDELASA Didelot, Charles Louis DIDELPA Didelphia Didelphia Didelphia Didelphian didelphic didelphic didelphic Didelphid Didelphidae Didelphidae Didelphimorphia Didelphimorphia Didelphimorphia Didelphis Didelphis Didelphis marsupialis Didelphis virginiana Didelphous Didelphyc Didelphys DIDEME Didemethoxymatairesinol Didemethylsecoisolariciresinol dideoxy method dideoxycytidine dideoxycytosine dideoxycytosine dideoxyinosine dideoxyinosine dideoxyinosine dideoxyinosine dideoxynucleoside Dideoxynucleotide Dideoxynucleotide Triphosphate Dideoxynucleotides Dideoxyribonucleotide triphosphate Dideoxythiacytidine DIDER didermoma Diderot Diderot Diderot, Denis Diderot, Denis DIDESC DIDET DIDETEC DIDF Didge Didge Didgeeridoo Didgeeridoo Didgeradoo Didgeradoo Didgeredoo Didgeredoo

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